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episode 9 (1x9)

Data emisji: Paź 11, 2005

# Stanford Racing wins the DARPA Grand Challenge! ExtremeCyborg sent a reporter down to cover the race. # Jim from Singapore Wants to know if broadband boosters that "decrease latency" work? # Do you live for SMS? We looked at LG's VX9800. It might be your perfect phone, at least if you want a keyboard, stereo speakes and a big screen. Patrick showed off the QWERTY keyboard in action, along with Verizon's VCast video, and talked about the problems of browsing the web on a phone, even over the fairly fast EVDO network. # Wondering what PS2 users in Japan live for? Simulations like Guitar Hero Joe Rybicki, from Official PlayStation Magazine, brought the game in and showed us why it got a 9.8 out of 10. # You've sent us a ton of HDTV questions... Robert's got answers on the show! # Joel from Pittsburgh PA asks... I was wondering since my computer monitor has a resolution of 1280x768, would the picture be similar to what you would see on a 720i/p HDTV? # Ismael, from Queens, NY asks... I was wondering what the cheapest way to 720p is? Flat, Tube, Rear projection, front projection? # Jeff, from Elkhorn, Wisconsin asks... Is there a noticable difference between 720p and 1080p? # Tip of the hat to PCMag.com for putting free antispyware and free antivirus tools thru the lab wringer. Like free software? Check out Free Software: Good, For Nothing # Robert's "most highly recommended tool" for beating back spyware is SpywareBlaster (works with all popular browsers; no program to run in the background; easy to use): You have to purchase the software for autoupdates, and the free version requires manual updating. (They also offer a new tool for analyzing EULAs for interesting words and phrases.)